Table 2: Complications after insertion of the tunneled pleural catheter.
| Complications | Catheter number n = 26 (%) |
| During the procedure | |
| No complication | 25 (96.2%) |
| Associated with local anesthetic | 1 (3.8%) |
| Early complications (1-7 days post-catheter) | |
| Pneumothorax | 1 (3.8%) |
| Pain | 1 (3.8%) |
| Late complications ( > 7 days post-catheter) | |
| Catheter dislocation | 1 (3.8%) |
| Catheter obstruction | 3 (11.5%) |
| Metastatic implant | 1 (3.8%) |
| Empyema | 1 (3.8%) |
| Catheter patency | |